Ralphie May Cause of Death High Blood Pressure, Unhealthy Heart

Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg said in a statement Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, that the round-faced comedian whose body was found October 6 at a home in Las Vegas died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. It has been deemed a natural death.

FILE - In this June 13, 2015 file photo, Ralphie May performs at the 2015 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Morbid obesity carries with it risks of high blood pressure and heart disease. Someone who is morbidly obese has a propensity for high blood pressure and Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg tells TMZ his weight was a contributing factor in his death.

May was 45 and had a wife and two children in Nashville, Tennessee.

After breaking out on Last Comic Standing, May toured consistently and released seven stand-up albums.